About Olam Our Vision Our Purpose
About Olam Established in 1989, Olam traded cashews from Nigeria to India. Today Olam is a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 16,200 customers worldwide. Our team of over 62,500 1 employees across 70 countries has built leadership positions in several of our 16 platforms, including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice and cotton. We work with 4 million smallholder farmers and their communities. We are listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and are among the top 30 companies by market capitalisation. Our vision To be the most differentiated and valuable global agri-business by 2040. Our purpose Growing Responsibly describes how we do business. We ensure profitable growth is achieved in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. This is integral to our business model. About the cover images Top left: Onion processing, USA Top right: Almond orchard, Australia Bottom left: Coffee outgrower operation, Tanzania Bottom right: Wheat mill, Ghana This page: Black pepper, Vietnam 1. Employees include full‑time, seasonal, contract and temporary workers. Overview Contents Our leadership team Olam has an experienced Board and Executive Committee, Overview focused on ensuring good governance and achieving the governing objective of maximising long‑term intrinsic value for our continuing Chairman’s statement Group CEO's review Group COO's review shareholders. Our Chairman Kwa Chong Co‑Founder and Group CEO, A. Shekhar, discusses the Seng explains the changes Sunny Verghese, outlines our Company's financial and to the Board and our strategy and key growth operating performance shareholders on pages initiatives made during the on page 32.
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